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Logan County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 735 people out of the 28,238 living in Logan County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Logan County has decreased compared to the 5.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Logan County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 12,293 people who had a job during that time, 6 were employed in the Armed Forces and 12,287 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	735	5.6%
Employed	12,293	94.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	12,287	94.3%
Employed in armed forces	6	0%